"I am really glad to have both ABC Supply and Vitor back with us,"
four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and team owner A.J. Foyt said. "ABC has
been with us since 2005 and their loyalty and support means a lot to me.
Over my career, I have always had just one or two main sponsors at a
time. It works for me and I think it works for them because they usually
work into long-term deals. ABC has stood by my team through some tough
times recently and I'm planning to give them some great times this
season.

"Working with Vitor has been good. It's taken us a little time to adjust
and having a full season under our belt with Vitor and Jeff will help us
going into 2011. I look for us to have a good year."

Meira, who returned to the team for a full season in 2010 after suffering
injuries in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, recorded six top-10 finishes with
a best of third in the opener in his native Brazil. Over 114 IZOD IndyCar
Series races, Meira has 63 top-10 finishes.

"I am really happy about working with A.J. Foyt and his ABC Supply team
again," said Meira, who turns 34 on March 27 (the date of the
season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg).

"Being able to continue the progress that we made at the end of last year
will make for a good season this year. We know the areas that we have to
work in to improve and we have already started to do that in the off
season. Besides that, ABC Supply is an awesome sponsor and I really enjoy
working with their people. They make great use of the racing program
throughout the year, not just during the racing season, and I think that
benefits everyone because it keeps the IndyCar name out there 12 months
of the year."

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2. Wilson leads contingent of IZOD IndyCar stars to Rolex 24: Justin
Wilson has set aside the wheel of his iracing.com console temporarily to
get behind the wheel of a Daytona Prototype for the Rolex 24 Hours.

Wilson, who returns to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar
Series season, is co-driving the No. 6 entry alongside A.J. Allmendinger
and Michael McDowel for Michael Shank Racing. He's among seven full-time
IZOD IndyCar Series drivers from the 2010 season who are testing this
weekend at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the event
Jan. 29-30 on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn circuit.

Collectively, the two teams have won 12 series championships, eight Rolex
24s, one Daytona 500 and four Indianapolis 500s.

"The Rolex 24 At Daytona is always exciting for our team, especially
because it involves so many of our drivers from all different series,"
Ganassi said. "There are so many elements out of the drivers' hands that
need to come together, in order to have a shot at winning this event.
That's what I love about it. You have to not only be good, but you also
have to have a little bit of luck on your side to succeed in a race that
lasts 24 hours."